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  • Hey all, just changed over the backend after 15 years I figured time to give it a bit of an update, its probably gonna be a bit weird for most of you and i am sure there is a few bugs to work out but it should kinda work the same as before... hopefully :)

Pimp my Red (Rocket) cart...

Yes, it is smaller than a large magliner or yeager sr cart. I am going to make the next one slightly smaller, but this one is only a couple inches longer than a 36" rubbermaid cart. The handles on the rubbermaid add a lot. Same width.


Dusty
 
Here is a quick pic of the cart side by side with a Rubbermaid cart. It is not much bigger.

When I build the final version out of aluminum, I think it might be slightly smaller than the Rubbermaid cart. Still waiting to decide if the two ASUS 21" monitors will be okay for color correction with MXO2 or if I really need to leave room for a proper color accurate monitor? 24" HP Dream Color or 24" JVC studio, etc.

If someone made a 20" 1080p studio monitor that would be great. I am hoping the 21" ASUS calibrated via MXO2 will be pretty good.

Both carts have 10" pneumatic wheels, so this also gives you an idea of the height.


Dusty
 

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Dustin, if you can get away with having a 17" monitor, I like the offerings from TV Logic and Flanders Scientific. I think they offer great value for on set monitoring. Flanders offers a very light 17" version for $2695 street price.
HTTP://www.flandersscientific.com/index/pg89044

Only downside is that I have noticed the 17" models tend to have worse off axis viewing, but if you're usually on axis, might not be an issue.

Anyway, if this helps keep the weight down, and fits in with your others monitors, not a bad choice.

I think the Dreamcolors are nice, but I still like a lot of the other broadcast monitors better from what I have seen. Maybe the ones I have seen haven't been calibrated properly.
 
Steve,

I used a Flanders on a job recently and really liked it. My only concern with the 17" monitors is they are not true 1080p.

I do have enough room to put the 17" Flanders above one of the 21" monitors where I was thinking of putting a dedicated Waveform/Vectorscope. How do you like the scopes on the Flanders? How do they compare to a rasterizer or something like the Astro monitors?

Weight is not too much of an issue. Once I have a 2u UPS and two Mac Pro towers in this, it already weights about 200lbs. Rolls no problem, even across rough ground and up hills, but not so easy to lift.


Dusty
 
Yes, 1080P they are not, however sometimes this is not an issue. Just depends what you are looking for. If looking for small details in a shot, or perhaps some focus issues, I like having a 24" monitor. In general, I like the bigger monitors. However, if your main need is to get basic first light color correction, watch motion for artifacting, etc the 17" might suit your needs. It certainly takes up less space on your cart, can be easily moved around.

It's also more affordable. The jump to 24" would cost you $2300 more. So, I'm sure the allure of the Dreamcolor is the price as you can get a 24" for the same cost as this 17" Flanders. I think best bet would be to compare the 17" Flanders vs. the 24" Dreamcolor and see what produces a better, more accurate picture.

I found the scopes on the Flanders to be fairly accurate. Close enough for me on set. You can have multiple scopes on screen at once too, which is nice.
 
Dustin Cross said:
Weight is not too much of an issue. Once I have a 2u UPS and two Mac Pro towers in this, it already weights about 200lbs. Rolls no problem, even across rough ground and up hills, but not so easy to lift.

Dusty
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You should check out the 10" flat-free tires a try. Way better than the Pneumatics.
 
Brook,

If you don't mind me asking, what case are you using to house your Mac Pro and rack in the image you posted of your old cart? Is it custom built also? If so, what are the different pieces you're using?
 
Curran Giddens said:
I just went with the ones from Filmtools.

http://www.filmtools.com/10flfrswca.html
http://www.filmtools.com/10flfrrica.html

300lb capacity per tire!
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Hi Curran,

I had a set of flat free's from filmtools, I think it was these guys, but it's been a while so I'm not sure.

I ended up not using them because they were way "harder" and I liked the shock absorbing capacity of the regular tires better, particularly given my carts stay built and ride on a truck.

How are the ones you have in comparison to the regular tires?

Cheers,

Steve
 
Stephen Lovett said:
Hi Curran,

I had a set of flat free's from filmtools, I think it was these guys, but it's been a while so I'm not sure.

I ended up not using them because they were way "harder" and I liked the shock absorbing capacity of the regular tires better, particularly given my carts stay built and ride on a truck.

How are the ones you have in comparison to the regular tires?

Cheers,

Steve
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Yeah, they are much harder. But I found the hardness works much better when you have a couple hundred pounds on there. I use 104 Ah batteries in the Xantrex. Those weigh 66 lbs each and I can fit four of them altogether.

But you can take this cart apart easily too. In case there is just one person and you have to go up a flight of stairs. Or if you only have a car...




 
I am trying to build out a mini RED rocket mobile kart, those Bigfoots seem like a well built option, my goal is to keep a small footprint. Its for a tv series and mobility is key. Great thread, keep ut up.
 
Here are some new pics of my cart. Changed a few things. It is not small, but I don't think it is too big. 48"x26" and teh next version will be 44"x26".

I added the big lip to the lid to speed up opening and closing.

I also added six 11db 46CFM fans with a single on off switch across the back to help keep everything cool. They are super quiet.

Got a couple nice big gas shocks to hold up the lid. It is strong enough to hold the lid up with my set bag on there.

The Switchcraft patch panel is great. Has HDMI, eSATA, BNC, CAT6, Firewire, USB, and lots more.

I am planning to add a 17" Flanders 1770 above the two 22" monitors and a Decklink 1u SDI 16x16 switcher.

Also need to get a PCIe expander so I don't have to switch cards all the time.
 

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Anyone know what ball park price the bigfoot moble carts cost? Been trying to find out, I know you can configure them many ways but just a basic cart price...they seem really well built.
 
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